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Security Regulations

Your safety and comfort is of utmost importance to us. In accordance to the security regulations, we advise our guests to follow the points mentioned below

Never accept any packets or items from unknown persons

Do not leave your baggage unattended at any time. Unattended baggage may be removed by the Airport or Security Staff on account of suspicion

Always declare carriage of any arms or explosive substances prior to check-in. Concealment is an offence under the Aircraft Act and Rules

Carry only one hand baggage, the dimensions of which should not exceed 115 linear cms

Battery cells or dry cells carried in the hand baggage or in any electrical or electronic items will be removed and the airline will not be in a position to hand over the same at the destination. The same may be carried in the checked-in baggage.

Prohibited Articles

Carriage of power banks as part of check-in baggage is strictly prohibited. The same can be carried in
cabin baggage.

Certain states and destinations have their own prohibitions and requirements for certain items being
carried as baggage. Guest(s) are hereby informed that Bihar, Gujarat, Mizoram and Nagaland are dry states and hence
carriage of alcohol/liquor to these destinations is prohibited. Guest(s) are hereby requested not to carry any products as
prohibited by the local laws not limited to the above. In case of any confiscation at the airport, guest(s) will be solely
responsible for the same. Consumption / possession / storage of alcohol / liquor in the state of Bihar is punishable by
law with imprisonment for up to 10 years.

With immediate effect, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), also called e-cigarettes, personal
vaporizers, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookah, or vaping devices are prohibited from use by both guests and crew at all times
on board or in the vicinity of the aircraft.
Jet Airways will not permit the use of any item which could insinuate that smoking is permitted on board the aircraft.
Such items can be accepted on board in the guest's cabin baggage, for use at the destination, provided they remain kept
and unused at all times in the guest's cabin baggage.

Valuable Articles

We recommend carriage of currency, precious metals, jewellery, negotiable instruments, securities, personal identification documents and other items of value as part of your cabin baggage.

Restricted Articles

Medicines and toiletries which are necessary or appropriate for travel , such as hair sprays, perfumes and medicines containing alcohol may be carried in limited quantities. Many of the listed articles can be carried as air cargo provided they are packed in accordance with cargo regulations.

Dangerous Goods

Jet Airways does not carry any kind of dangerous goods onboard its aircraft.Exception: Alcoholic beverages, perfumes and colognes, medicines or toiletries, small gaseous oxygen cylinders required for medical use, small carbon dioxide cylinders worn by the guest for the operation of mechanical limbs will be permitted onboard.

As per security regulations, carriage of the following articles as part of hand baggage is strictly prohibited:

Ammunition

Knives

Scissors

Tools

Toy replicas of guns

Firearms

Sharp Instruments

As per the circular received from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security guests may be allowed to carry battery cells in the electronic items in the hand baggage or in person.

The following items, which would normally be considered as dangerous goods are accepted from the provisions of the regulations when carried by the guest. These are accepted subject to the quantity being limited:

Dry ice in quantities not exceeding 2 kilograms (5 pounds) per guest and used to pack perishables, can be carried as carry-on baggage only

Alcoholic Beverages - With approval of the carrier(s)

Dangerous Articles in Baggage - For safety reasons, dangerous articles, such as those listed below, must not be carried in guest's baggage

Poisons and infectious substances such as insecticides, weed-killers and live virus materials

Small oxygen cylinders for medical use and small carbon dioxide gas cylinders worn by guest for the operation of mechanical limbs

Other dangerous articles such as magnetized materials, offensive or irritating materials

Weapons and Ammunitions

Jet Airways will charge INR 5000 per fire arm, air gun and / or
ammunition (up to 50 rounds) per guest for additional services provided
during handling and carriage of fire arm, air gun or ammunition in their
registered baggage on within India sectors.

On International sectors guest will be charged US $100 for the
additional service provided during handling and carriage of fire arm, air
gun or ammunition in their registered baggage. For more information, please click
here.

Use of Mobile Phones onboard

As per the latest amendment to the Civil Aviation Requirement, Section 5, Series X, Part I issued by DGCA, guests onboard all flights are required to follow the prescribed guidelines for the use of mobile phones and Transmitting PED's (Personal Electronic Devices) on ‘Flight Mode’. Prior to departure: Guests will be permitted to use their mobile phones while the aircraft doors are open, unless advised by the Captain. (i.e. during aircraft refueling, aircraft Radio Telephony communication; and pre-flight functions like entries in the FMS and GPS navigation system)

Guests will be required to switch off their Mobile phones and other portable electronic devices once the aircraft doors are closed. Flight Mode will not be permitted.

In-flight: Guests will be permitted to use Mobile phones and Transmitting PED’s on Flight or Airplane mode only after the seat belt sign has been switched off.

In case of any interference and for safety reasons, the Cabin Crew in charge may inform the guests to stop using their PEDs. Prior to landing: Guests must switch off all electronic devices like Laptops, transmitting PED’s including mobile phones.

After landing: Guests will be permitted to use mobile phones once the aircraft clears the active runway. However this may not be applicable incase the landing takes place in low visibility conditions.

The Cabin Crew in charge will clearly mention low visibility conditions during the pre-landing announcement.

The above terms are only illustrative and not exhaustive and for further information you may contact your nearest Jet Airways office.

Carriage of Spare Lithium Ion Batteries

Spare Lithium ion batteries may be carried as checked-in or cabin baggage provided they are installed within and connected to the accompanied device. Carriage of spare Lithium ion batteries without an associated device or disengaged from the associated device will be permitted only as part of cabin baggage. Only Lithium ion batteries of watt-hour (Wh) rating above 100Wh but not exceeding 160Wh, will be permitted.

Spare batteries must be individually protected by ensuring each one is placed in the original retail packaging or by insulating the terminals, e.g. by taping over the exposed terminals and placing each battery in a separate plastic pouch to prevent short circuit.

Spare Lithium Ion Batteries will not be permitted as part of checked-in baggage.

Prohibition of carriage of Lithium battery powered devices onboard.

In the interest of safety of all guests onboard our flights, all personal motorized transportation devices using Lithium-ion batteries, including, and similar to hover-boards, Segways, airwheels, solowheels, mini-segway, balance wheels, self-balancing boards, balance gliders are prohibited for transportation on Jet Airways flights as checked-in or carry-on baggage, with immediate effect.